(Reuters)- Thailand's finance ministry plans to borrow 40 billion baht (S$1.65
billion) to provide temporary work for farmers during the dry season, Deputy
Finance Minister Wisut Srisuphan said on Monday.
The plan is a short-term measure to help farmers
find jobs and would be proposed to the cabinet soon, he told
reporters. "The ministry is preparing a package," Wisut added,
without elaborating.
The military government is trying to tackle
economic problems and boost the economy after taking power in a coup
in May to end months of political unrest and restore stability.
The junta has said one of its priorities is to
solve problems of farmers, who helped support anti-government protests earlier
last year that culminated in the coup.
(straitstimes.com)